tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post5939673430966188566..comments2017-09-26T09:56:50.129-05:00Comments on Reading the Past: Book review: The Bride's House, by Sandra DallasSarah Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-56215393530935662072013-05-28T09:07:06.836-05:002013-05-28T09:07:06.836-05:00Great review! You defiantly have me interested an...Great review! You defiantly have me interested and in want of picking up a copy of this novel and diving into Nealie&#39;s world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-14636925903243587272011-04-26T10:49:23.236-05:002011-04-26T10:49:23.236-05:00I don&#39;t know if my work counts as &quot;Wester...I don&#39;t know if my work counts as &quot;Western,&quot; but I definitely agree with the comment that we are affected by the times we live in, sometimes in ways we don&#39;t even realize. <br /><br />When I speak to people now, it &#39;s pretty clear which ones have been hit by the economic crash.Shelleyhttp://dustbowlpoetry.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-46634041991000037782011-04-26T09:53:53.329-05:002011-04-26T09:53:53.329-05:00Great points, Jessica, and thanks for the recommen...Great points, Jessica, and thanks for the recommendation. I didn&#39;t find The Bride&#39;s House especially quiet because the pace was brisk, but I know what you mean; it was about relationships and the social fabric of the time rather than larger historical events.<br /><br />Carrie, I hope you enjoy this one too. I took this one for review as a way of ensuring that I read it - it&#39;s gotten difficult to schedule time for reading everything I want to!Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-14500740784205520492011-04-26T08:08:57.383-05:002011-04-26T08:08:57.383-05:00Also, if you&#39;re looking for another Sandra Dal...Also, if you&#39;re looking for another Sandra Dallas to read, I recommend Alice&#39;s Tulips. It&#39;s an epistolary novel with a really strong voice. Letters from a feisty young bride to her husband, off soldiering in the Civil War, and to her sister back home.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05333664969192588015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-42778811284491428732011-04-26T08:07:11.982-05:002011-04-26T08:07:11.982-05:00I&#39;ve always been a fan of Sandra Dallas, but y...I&#39;ve always been a fan of Sandra Dallas, but you&#39;re right, she&#39;s not an author generally thought of by historical fiction readers. She was initially suggested to me by friends who read more cozy, mainstream novels, and I can see that. Despite the Western settings, her books are quiet stories about women, often doing things like quilting and baking pies. And yet they are strong women, struggling to bring civility to a wild corner of the country. This is a great review and I&#39;ll hunt this book down. Thanks!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05333664969192588015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-14052646339490280982011-04-25T13:05:37.085-05:002011-04-25T13:05:37.085-05:00I really enjoyed many of her earlier novels, but I...I really enjoyed many of her earlier novels, but I haven&#39;t read her books for several years. You&#39;ve convinced me to pick up Sandra Dallas again. Thanks!nomadreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04795144320842413060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-69130145584763164992011-04-24T17:09:38.615-05:002011-04-24T17:09:38.615-05:00Hi Deborah, if you end up reading it, I&#39;ll be ...Hi Deborah, if you end up reading it, I&#39;ll be curious what you think. Many US-based historical fiction readers I know avoid Western settings (I&#39;m not one of them, obviously) so I expect that has something to do with it. I&#39;m glad her books have a strong readership; she has a lengthy backlist, too.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-89138953012866884292011-04-24T15:17:08.529-05:002011-04-24T15:17:08.529-05:00This was interesting. I expect there are other HF ...This was interesting. I expect there are other HF writers whose fan base i wider than just the HF community. We don&#39;t hear much of Sandra Dallas over in the UK, so I&#39;d like to check her out. Thanks for your thorough review,I like the sound of it.Deborah Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10594174632573628818noreply@blogger.com